Coal scam: Court allows Naveen Jindal to travel abroad

Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, on Moonday allowed by a special court to travel abroad from July 26 to 30 for business purposes.

Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the plea filed by Jindal seeking the court’s permission to go to UAE and imposed certain conditions on him.

Jindal was earlier granted bail by the court which had imposed several conditions on him, including that he will not leave the country without the court’s nod.